Russians in landmark Baikal dive (BBC)

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Russian scientists say they have reached the bottom of the world's deepest body of fresh water - Lake Baikal in Siberia.

However, they did not break the record for the deepest freshwater dive, as was originally reported.

The Mir-1 submarine descended 1,580m (5,184ft), organisers said, and not a record 1,680m as was earlier claimed.

The mission is part of a research project at Lake Baikal, which contains about 20% of the world's fresh water.

The lake was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1996.
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